Characters
Quiet, stoic, manipulative,
Napoleon
The modern day country whose revelation the book is based on
Russia
The name of the farmer at the start of Animal Farm
Farmer Jones
The song that inspires the revolution, later banned by Napoleon
Beasts of England
The pig who first came up with the idea for the windmill
Snowball
Jumpy, persuasive, chatty
Squealer
Old Major is a representation of this political idealist
Lenin
Who was Boxer sold to after his injury?
Glue Factory (Knackery)
The name all the animals call each other to create a sense of a “bandwagon”
Comrade
The animals who staged a failed rebellion against Napoleon
Chickens
Loyal, strong, gullible
Boxer
Napoleon represents real-life leader
Stalin
The name of the first battle against men
Battle of Cowshed
The constant blaming on Snowball
Scapegoat/Common Enemy
After expelling Snowball, Napoleon states this is no longer needed each week
Sunday Meetings
Strategic, inventive, energetic
Snowball
The name for the secret police represented by Napoleon’s dogs
KGB
The name of the second battle against men
Battle of Windmill
“Vote for Snowball and the 3-Day workweek”
Cherry-picking
The first commandment to be altered
No animal shall sleep in a bed
Cranky, old, intelligent, apathetic
Benjamin
The real-life political system represented by Animalism (hint: the pigs)
Socialism (Communism)
What Napoleon looked to sell to the two neighboring farmers
Timber
Old Major says, "Almost overnight we could become rich and free."
Glittering Generalities
The name of the magical place Moses the Raven tells the others about
Sugarcandy Mountain